linux-kernel - Re: [4/4] mwifiex: pcie: de-duplicate buffer allocation code

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Message-Id: <20170518133348.54D3A60F5E@smtp.codeaurora.org>
Date:   Thu, 18 May 2017 13:33:48 +0000 (UTC)
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:     Brian Norris <briannorris@...omium.org>
Cc:     Amitkumar Karwar <akarwar@...vell.com>,
        Nishant Sarmukadam <nishants@...vell.com>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Rajat Jain <rajatja@...gle.com>,
        Brian Norris <briannorris@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [4/4] mwifiex: pcie: de-duplicate buffer allocation code

Brian Norris <briannorris@...omium.org> wrote:
> This code was duplicated as part of the PCIe FLR code added to this
> driver. Let's de-duplicate it to:
> 
>  * make things easier to read (mwifiex_pcie_free_buffers() now has a
>    corresponding mwifiex_pcie_alloc_buffers())
>  * reduce likelihood of bugs
>  * make error logging equally verbose
>  * save lines of code!
> 
> Also drop some of the commentary that isn't really needed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <briannorris@...omium.org>

Failed to apply:

fatal: sha1 information is lacking or useless (drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c).
error: could not build fake ancestor
Applying: mwifiex: pcie: de-duplicate buffer allocation code
Patch failed at 0001 mwifiex: pcie: de-duplicate buffer allocation code
The copy of the patch that failed is found in: .git/rebase-apply/patch

Patch set to Changes Requested.

-- 
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9618309/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches